Pride and Prejudice Part 11

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I'm Julie Andrews and from the Noiser Podcast Network, this is Pride and Prejudice, part 11. In the previous episode, it was a lively and eventful Christmas for the Bennett family. They were joined by Elizabeth's favourite aunt and uncle, the likable Mr. and Mrs. Gardner. Though one of them came with a strange caution about Lizzie's love interest, Mr. Wickham. Lizzie's aunt told our heroine that she should be on her guard with Wickham, and that the dashing officers romantic interest in her could never be serious, given Lizzie has no fortune to her name. Harshwards, but they were soon proven correct when Wickham turned his eye away from Elizabeth and towards an heiress who had come into a large inheritance. Does this mean we've seen the last of the Rogish Mr. Wickham? Time will tell. After the festive period, Jane travelled to London. Perhaps the hustle and bustle of the big city would distract her from her heartbreak over Mr. Bingley, or maybe she'd run into him in town. No such luck in either regard, Jane's happily ever after seems further away than ever. Now we rejoin Elizabeth as spring approaches and she prepares to visit an old friend. From the Noiser Podcast Network, this is Pride and Precudius. Chapter 27 With no greater events than these in the Longborn family and otherwise diversified by little beyond the walks to marriage on, sometimes dirty and sometimes cold, mid-January and February pass away. March was to take Elizabeth to Hunsford. She had not at first thought very seriously of going liver, but Charlotte, she soon found, was depending on the plan and she gradually learned to consider herself with greater pleasure as well as greater certainty. Absence had increased her desire of seeing Charlotte again and weakened her disgust of Mr. Collins. There was novelty in the scheme and as with such a mother and such uncompanyable sisters, home could not be faultless, a little change was not unwelcome for its own sake. The journey would, moreover, give her a peep at Jane, and in short as the time drew near, she would have been very sorry for any delay. Everything however went on smoothly and was finally settled according to Charlotte's first sketch. She was to accompany Sir William and his second daughter, Maria. The improvement of spending a night in London was added in time and the plan became as perfect as plan could be. The only pain was in leaving her father, who would certainly miss her, and who, when it came to the point so little like her going, that he told her to write to him and almost promised to answer her letter. The farewell between herself and Mr. Wickham was perfectly friendly. On his side even more, his present pursuit could not make him forget that Elizabeth had been the first to excite and to deserve his attention, the first to listen and to pity, the first to be admired, and in his manner of bidding her a dear, wishing her every enjoyment, reminding her of what she was to expect in Lady Catherine de Boerge, and trusting their opinion of her, their opinion of everybody, would always coincide. There was a solicitude and interest, which she felt must ever attach her to him with the most sincere regard, and she parted from him convinced that whether married or single, he must always be her model of the amiable and pleasing. Her fellow travellers the next day were not of a kind to make her think him less agreeable. Sir William and his daughter Maria, a good human girl, but as empty-headed as himself, had nothing to say that could be worse hearing, and were listened to with about as much delight as the rattle of the shares. Elizabeth loved absurdities, but she had known Sir William too long. He could tell her nothing new of the wonders of his presentation and nighthood, and his civilities were worn out like his information. It was a journey of only 24 miles, and they began it so early as to be in Grace Church Street by noon. As they drove to Mr. Gardner's door, Jane was at a drawing-room window watching their arrival. When they entered the passage, she was there to welcome them, and Elizabeth, looking earnestly in her face, was pleased to see it healthful and lovely as ever. On the stairs were a troop of little boys and girls whose eagerness for their cousin's appearance would not allow them to wait in the drawing-room. All was joy and kindness. The day passed most pleasantly away, the morning in bustle and shopping, and the evening at one of the theaters. Elizabeth then contrived to sit by her aunt. Their first subject was her sister, and she was more grieved than astonished here in reply to her minute inquiries that though Jane always struggled to support her spirits, there were periods of dejection. It was reasonable, however, to hope that they would not continue long. Mrs. Gardner gave her the particulars also of Miss Bingley's visit in Grace Church Street and repeated conversations occurring at different times between Jane and herself, which proved that the former had, from her heart, given up the acquaintance. Mrs. Gardner then rallied her niece on Wickham's desertion and complemented her unbearing it so well. But my dear Elizabeth, she added, what sort of girl is Miss King? I should be sorry to think our friend, mercenary. Pray, my dear aunt, what is the difference in matrimonial affairs between the mercenary and the prudent motive? Where does discretion end and avarice begin? Last Christmas you were afraid of his marrying me because it would be imprudent. And now, because he's trying to get a girl with only ten thousand pounds, you want to find out that he is mercenary. If you will only tell me what sort of girl Miss King is, I shall know what to think, said Mrs. Gardner. She is a very good kind of girl I believe, replied Lizzie. I know no harm of her. But he paid her not the smallest attention till her grandfather's death made her mistress of this fortune in quiet Mrs. Gardner. Well, no, why should he reply Lizzie? If it were not allowable for him to gain my affections, because I had no money, what occasion could there be for making love to a girl whom he did not care about and who was equally poor? But there seems indelicacy in directing his attentions towards her so soon after this event, said Mrs. Gardner. A man in distressed circumstances has not time for all those elegant decorums which other people may observe. If she does not object to it, why should we ask Lizzie? Her not objecting does not justify him. He only shows her being deficient in something herself, sense or feeling, replied Mrs. Gardner. Well, all crydilisabeth, have it as you choose, he shall be mercenary and she shall be foolish. No, Lizzie, that is what I do not choose. I should be sorry you know to think ill of a young man who has lived so long in Derbyshire. Oh, if that is all, said Lizzie, I have a very poor opinion of young men who live in Derbyshire and their intimate friends who live in Hartfordshire are not much better. I am sick of them all. Thank heaven I am going tomorrow where I shall find a man who has not one agreeable quality who has neither manners nor sense to recommend him. Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing after all. Take care Lizzie, that speech save us strongly of disappointment. Before they were separated by the conclusion of the play, she had the unexpected happiness of an invitation to accompany her uncle and aunt in a tour of the pleasure which they proposed taking in the summer. We have not quite determined how far it shall carry us, said Mrs. Gardner, but perhaps to the lakes. No scheme could have been more agreeable to Elizabeth and her acceptance of the invitation was most ready and grateful. My dear dear aunt, she rapturously cried, What delight, what felicity, you give me fresh life and vigor. Adieu her to disappointment and spleen, what are men to rocks and mountains, what hours of transport we shall spend, and when we do return, it shall not be like other travellers without being able to give one accurate idea of anything. We will know where we have gone, we will recollect what we have seen, lakes, mountains and rivers shall not be jumbled together in our imaginations, nor when we attempt to describe any particular scene, will we begin quarreling about its relative situation. Let our first effusions be less insupportable than those of the generality of travellers. Chapter 28 Every object in the next day's journey was new and interesting to Elizabeth and her spirits were in a state of enjoyment, for she had seen her sister looking so well, as to banish all fear for her health, and the prospect of her northern tour was a constant source of delight. When they left the high road for the lane to Hunsford, every eye was in search of the parsinage and every turning expected to bring it in view. The pailing of Rosing's Park was their boundary on one side. Elizabeth smiled at the recollection of all that she had heard of its inhabitants. At length the parsinage was discernible. The gardens sloping to the road, the house standing in it, the green pales and the laurel hedge, everything declared they were arriving. Mr. Collins and Charlotte appeared at the door and the carriage stopped at the small gate, which led by a short gravel walk to the house, amidst the nards and smiles of the whole party. In a moment they were all out of the shares, rejoicing at the sight of each other. Mrs. Collins welcomed her friend with the liveliest pleasure and Elizabeth was more and more satisfied with coming when she found herself so affectionately received. She saw instantly that her cousin's manners were not altered by his marriage. His formal stability was just what it had been and he detained her some minutes at the gate to hear and satisfy his inquiries after all her family. They were then with no other delay than his pointing out the neatness of the entrance, taken into the house, and as soon as they were in the parlour, he welcomed them a second time with ostentatious formality to his humble abode and punctually repeated all his wife's offers of refreshment. Elizabeth was prepared to see him in his glory and she could not help fancying that in displaying the good proportion of the room, its aspect and its furniture, he addressed himself particularly to her as if wishing to make her feel what she had lost in refusing him. But though everything seemed neat and comfortable, she was not able to gratify him by any sigh of repentance and rather looked with wonder at her friend that she could have so cheerful and air with such a companion. When Mr. Collins said anything of which his wife might reasonably be ashamed, which certainly was not seldom, she involuntarily turned her eye on Charlotte. Once or twice she could discern a faint blush, but in general Charlotte wisely did not hear. After sitting long enough to admire every article of furniture in the room, from the sideboard to the fender to give an account of their journey and of all that happened in London, Mr. Collins invited them to take a stroll in the garden, which was large and well laid out and to the cultivation of which he attended to himself. To work in his garden was one of his most respectable pleasures and Elizabeth admired the command of countenance with which Charlotte talked of the healthfulness of the exercise, and owned, she encouraged it as much as possible. Here leading the way through every walk and crosswalk and scarcely allowing them an interval to utter the praises he asked for, every view was pointed out with a minuteness which left beauty entirely behind. He could number the fields in every direction and could tell how many trees there were in the most distant clump, but of all the views which his garden or which the country or the kingdom could boast, none were to be compared with the prospect of rosings, afforded by an opening in the trees that bordered the park, nearly opposite the front of his house. It was a handsome, modern building well situated on rising ground. From his garden Mr. Collins would have led them round his two meadows, but the lady is not having shoes to encounter the remains of a quite frost turned back, and while Sir William accompanied him, Charlotte took her sister and friend over the house, extremely well pleased probably to have the opportunity of showing it without her husband's help. It was rather small but well built and convenient, and everything was fitted up and arranged with a neatness and consistency of which Elizabeth gave Charlotte all the credit. When Mr. Collins could be forgotten, there was really a great air of comfort throughout, and by Charlotte's evident enjoyment of it, Elizabeth supposed he must be often forgotten. She had already learnt that Lady Catherine was still in the country, it was spoken of again while they were at dinner when Mr. Collins joining in observed. Yes, Mr. Elizabeth, you will have the honour of seeing Lady Catherine Du Boerg on the ensuing Sunday at church, and I need not say you will be delighted with her, she is all affability and condescension, and I doubt not, but you will be honoured with some portion of her notice when service is over. I have scarcely any hesitation in saying that she will include you and my system of rear in every invitation with which she honours us during your stay here. Her behaviour to my dear Charlotte is charming, we dine at rosings twice every week, and are never allowed to walk home, her leadership's carriage is regularly ordered for us. I should say one of her leadership's carriages, for she has several. Lady Catherine is a very respectable, sensible woman indeed added Charlotte, and a most attentive neighbour. Very true my dear reply, Mr. Collins, that is exactly what I say, she is the sort of woman whom one cannot regard with too much deference. The evening was spent chiefly, in talking over heart for true news, and telling again what had been already written, and when it closed, Elizabeth in the solitude of her chamber had to meditate upon Charlotte's degree of contentment to understand her address in guiding and composure in bearing with her husband, and to acknowledge that it was all done very well. She had also to anticipate how her visit would pass, the quiet tenor of their usual employments, the vexatious interruptions of Mr. Collins, and the garrities of their intercourse with rosings, a lively imagination soon settled it all. About the middle of the next day, as Elizabeth was in her room getting ready for a walk, a sudden noise below seemed to send the whole house into confusion, and after listening a moment she heard somebody running upstairs in a violent hurry and calling loudly after her. She opened the door and met Maria in the landing place, who breathless with agitation cried out. Oh, oh my dear, does he pre-made case to come into the dining room for there is such a sight to be seen? I will not tell you what it is, make haste and come down this moment. Elizabeth asked questions in vain, Maria would tell her nothing more, and down they ran into the dining room which fronted the lane in quest of this wonder. It was two ladies stopping in a low carriage at the garden gate. And is this all, cried Elizabeth? I expected at least that the pigs were goddess of the garden, and here is nothing but Lady Catherine and her daughter. Ah, my dear said Maria, quite shocked at the mistake, it is not Lady Catherine. The old lady is Mrs. Jenkinson, who lives with them. The other is Miss DuBorg, only look at her, she's quite a little creature, who would have thought she could be so thin and small. She is a bumminably rude to keep Charlotte out of doors in all this wind, quite as she does not come in. Oh Charlotte says she hardly ever does, it is the greatest of favors when Mr. DuBorg comes in. I like her appearance, said Elizabeth, struck with other ideas, she looks sickly and cross. Yes, she will do for him very well, she will make him a very proper wife. Mr. Collins and Charlotte were both standing at the gate in compensation with the ladies, and Sir William to Elizabeth's high diversion was stationed in the doorway in earnest contemplation of the greatness before him, and constantly bowing whenever Mr. DuBorg looked that way. At length there was nothing more to be said, the ladies drove on and the others returned into the house. 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The power of displaying the grandeur of his patroness to his wandering visitors and of letting them see her civility towards himself and his wife was exactly what he had wished for and that an opportunity of doing it should be given so soon was such an instance of Lady Catherine's condescension as he knew not how to admire enough. I confess, said Mr. Collins, that I should not have been at all surprised by her leaderships asking us on Sunday to drink tea and spend the evening at Rosings. I rather expected from my knowledge of her affability that it would happen but who could have foreseen such an attention as this? Who could have imagined that we should receive an invitation to dine there an invitation more over including the whole party so immediately after your arrival? I am the less surprised of what has happened, replied Sir William, from that knowledge of what manners of the great really are which my situation in life has allowed me to acquire about the court such instances of elegant reading are not uncommon. Scarcely anything was talked of the whole day or next morning but their visit to Rosings. Mr. Collins was carefully instructing them in what they were to expect that the sight of such rooms so many servants as so splendid a dinner might not wholly overpower them. When the ladies were separating for the toilet he said to Elizabeth, do not make yourself uneasy my dear cousin about your apparel. Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us which becomes herself and daughter. I would advise you merely to put on whatever of your clothes is superior to the rest. There is no occasion for anything more. Lady Catherine will not think the worst of you for being simply dressed. She likes to have the distinction of rank preserved. While they were dressing, he came two or three times to their different doors to recommend there being quick as Lady Catherine very much objected to be kept waiting for her dinner. Such formidable accounts of her leadership and her manner of living quite frightened Maria Lucas who had been little used to company and she looked forward to her introduction at Rosings with as much apprehension as her father had done to his presentation as St James. As the weather was fine they had a pleasant walk of about half a mile across the park. Every park has its beauty and its prospects and Elizabeth saw much to be pleased with though she could not be in such raptures as Mr Collins expected the scene to inspire and was but slightly affected by his enumeration of the windows in front of the house and his relation of what the glazing altogether had originally cost Saluestra board. When they ascended the steps of the hall, Maria's alarm was every moment increasing and even Sir William did not look perfectly calm. Elizabeth's courage did not fail her. She had heard nothing of Lady Catherine that spoke her awful from any extraordinary talent so miraculous virtue and the mere state-thinness of money and rank she thought she could witness without trepidation. From the entrance hall of which Mr Collins pointed out with a rapturous air the fine proportion and finished ornaments they followed the servants through an anti-chamber to the room where Lady Catherine had daughter and Mrs Jenkins who were sitting. Her leadership with great condescension arose to receive them and as Mrs Collins had settled it with her husband that the office of introduction should be hers it was performed in a proper manner without any of those apologies and thanks which he would have thought necessary. In spite of having been at St James's so William was so completely awed by the grander surrounding him that he had but just courage enough to make a very low bow and take his seat without saying word and his daughter frightened almost out of her senses sat on the edge of her chair not knowing which way to look. Elizabeth found herself quite equal to the scene and could observe the three ladies before her, compositely. Lady Catherine was a tall, large woman with strongly marked features which might once have been handsome. Her air was not conciliating nor was her manner of receiving them such as to make her visitors forget their inferior rank. She was not rendered formidable by silence but whatever she said was spoken in so authoritative a tone as marked herself importance and brought Mr. Wickham immediately to Elizabeth's mind. And from the observation of the day all together she believed Lady Catherine to be exactly what he had represented. When after examining the mother in whose countenance and deportment she soon found some resemblance of Mr. Darcy she turned her eyes on the daughter. She could almost have joined in Maria's astonishment at her being so thin and so small. There was neither in figure nor face any likeness between the ladies. Mr. D'Worgh was pale and sickly. Her features, though not plain, were insignificant and she spoke very little except in a low voice to Mrs. Jenkinson in whose appearance there was nothing remarkable and who was entirely engaged in listening to what she said and placing a screen by the fire in the proper direction before her eyes. After sitting a few minutes they were all sent to one of the windows to admire the view. Mr. Collins attending them to point out its beauties and Lady Catherine kindly informing them that it was much better worth looking at in the summer. The dinner was exceedingly handsome and there were all the servants and all the articles of plate which Mr. Collins had promised. And as he had likewise foretold he took his seat at the bottom of the table by her leadership's desire and looked as if he felt that life could furnish nothing greater. He carved and ate and praised with delighted alacrishi and every dish was commended first by him and then by Sir William who was now enough recovered to echo whatever his son-in-law said. In a manner which Elizabeth wondered Lady Catherine could bear but Lady Catherine seemed gratified by their excessive admiration and gave most gracious smiles especially when any dish on the table proved a novelty to them. The party did not supply much conversation. Elizabeth was ready to speak whenever there was an opening but she was seated between Charlotte and Mr. Borg, the former of whom was engaged in listening to Lady Catherine and the latter said not a word to her all the dinner time. Mrs. Jenkinson was chiefly employed in watching how little Mr. Borg ate pressing her to try some other dish and fearing she was indisposed. Maria thought speaking out of the question and the gentleman did nothing but eat and admire. When the ladies returned to the drawing room there was little to be done but to hear Lady Catherine talk which she did without any intermission till coffee came in delivering her opinion on every subject in so decisive a manner as proves that she was not used to have her judgment controversial. She inquired into Charlotte's domestic concerns familiarly and minutely and gave her a great deal of advice as to the management of the mall told her how everything ought to be regulated into small of family as hers and instructed her as to the care of her cows and her poultry. Elizabeth found that nothing was beneath this great ladies' attention which could furnish her with an occasion for dictating to others. In the intervals of her discourse with Mrs. Collins she addressed a variety of questions to Maria and Elizabeth but especially to the latter of whose connections she knew the least and who she observed to Mrs. Collins was a very gentle, pretty kind of girl. She asked her at different times how many sisters she had whether they were older or younger than herself whether any of them were likely to be married whether they were handsome where they had been educated what carriage her father kept and what had been her mother's maiden name. Elizabeth felt all the impertinence of her questions but answered them very compositely lady Catherine then observed. Your father's estate is entailed on Mr. Collins I think for your sake turning to Charlotte I'm glad of it but otherwise I see no occasion for entailing estates from the female line it was not thought necessary and so Lewis to Borg's family do you play and sing miss Bennett a little replied Lizzie oh then some time or other we shall be happy to hear you our instrument is a good thing. The one probably superior to you should try it someday do your sisters play and sing one of them does reply Lizzie why did you not all learn you ought all to have learned the Miss Webb's all play and their father has not so good in income is yours do you draw no not at all what none of you ask lady Catherine not one replied Lizzie that is very strange but I suppose you had no opportunity your mother should have taken you to town every spring for the benefit of masters my mother would have no objection but my father hates London has your governess left you ask lady Catherine we never had any governess replied Lizzie no governess how was that possible five daughters brought up at home without a governess I never heard of such a thing no mother must have been quite a slave to your education Elizabeth could hardly help smiling as she assured her that had not been the case then who taught you who attended to you without a governess you must have been neglected I was prepared with some families said Lizzie I believe we were but such of us as wish to learn never wanted the means we were always encouraged to read and had all the masters that were necessary those who chose to be idle certainly might I no doubt replied lady Catherine but that is what a governess will prevent and if I had known your mother I should have advised her most to be a very strict one I always say that nothing is to be done in education without steady and regular instruction and nobody but a governess can give it it is wonderful how many families I have been the means of supplying in that way I am always glad to get a young person well placed out more nieces of Mrs. Jenkinson are most delightfully situated through my means and it was with the other day that I recommended another young person who was really accidentally mentioned to me and the family are quite delighted with her Mrs. Collins did I tell you lady met cost calling yesterday to thank me she finds Mrs. Poe Patricia lady Catherine said she you have given me a treasure are any of your younger sisters out Miss Bennett yes ma'am all all what all five out at once very odd and you only the second the younger ones out before the elder are married your younger sisters must be very young yes replied Lizzie my youngest is not sixteen perhaps she is full young to be in much in company but really ma'am I think it would be very hard upon younger sisters they should not have their share of society and amusement because the elder may not have the means or inclination to marry early the last born has a good right to the pleasures of use as the first and to be kept back on such a motive I think it would not be very likely to promote sisterly affection or delicacy of mind upon my word said her leadership you give your opinion very decidedly for so young a person pray what is your age with three younger sisters grown up reply to Elizabeth smiling your leadership can hardly expect me to own it lady Catherine seemed quite astonished at not receiving a direct answer and Elizabeth suspected herself to be the first creature who had ever dared to trifle with so much dignified impertinence you cannot be more than twenty remark to lady Catherine I am sure therefore you need not conceal your age I am not one and twenty replied Lizzie the new citron see three aircross for lovers of the wilderness and everyday comfort now with a fifteen hundred pounds electric car grant when the gentlemen had joined them and tea was over the card tables were placed lady Catherine so William and mr. and Mrs Collins sat down to quadril and as Miss Duborg chose to play at casino the two girls had the honor of assisting Mrs Jenkinson to make up her party their table was superlatively stupid scarcely a syllable was uttered that did not relate to the game except when Mrs. Jenkinson expressed her fears of Mr. Duborg being too hot or too cold or having too much or too little right a great deal more passed at the other table lady Catherine was generally speaking stating the mistakes of the three others or relating some anecdote of herself Mr. Collins was employed and agreeing to everything her leadership said thanking her for every fish he won and apologizing if he thought he won too many so William did not say much he was storing his memory with anecdotes and noble names when lady Catherine and her daughter had played as long as they chose the tables were broken up the carriage was offered to Mrs. Collins greatfully accepted and immediately ordered the party then gathered round the fire to hear lady Catherine determine what weather they were to have on the morrow from these instructions they were summoned by the arrival of the coach and with many speeches of thankfulness on Mr. Collins side and as many bows on Sir Williams they departed as soon as they had driven from the door Elizabeth was called on by Mr. Collins to give her opinion of all that she had seen at Rosings which for Charlotte's sake she made more favourable than it really was but her commendation though costing her some trouble could by no means satisfy Mr. Collins and he was very soon obliged to take her leadership's praise into his own hands in the next episode Elizabeth's peaceful holiday is thrown into disarray by the last man on earth she wants to see Mr. Darcy at the same time she meets a new attractive individual who grabs her attention plus more people are humiliated by the sharp-tunged lady Catherine Darcy's unusual behaviour has Lizzy asking questions that's next time on Jane Austen's stories pride and prejudice you can listen to the next two episodes of pride and prejudice right now without waiting by subscribing to Noiser Plus head to www.noiser.com slash subscriptions for more information or click the link in the episode description you can find more information on the website at www.noiser.com at EDF we don't just encourage you to use less electricity we actually reward you for it that's why when you use less during peak 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